TWIA News

Texas Windstorm Insurance Group Expects Surplus

The nonprofit, state-supervised property insurance agency for coastal Texas counties is expected to shore up its finances by the end of the year, the group told a state House panel on June 17. Pete Gise, who handles the Texas Windstorm …

Texas Windstorm Insurer Board: No Receivership at This Time

Numerous representatives from Texas coastal counties, cities and business organizations on March 25 spoke before the board of the state’s insurer of last resort urging them to oppose the proposal by state regulators to place the organization in receivership. The …

Receivership Proposed for Texas’ Insurer of Last Resort

In a meeting on March 25, the board of directors of Texas’ insurer of last resort in coastal areas is expected to discuss the organization’s dire financial condition and the possibility of placing the organization into receivership. According to the …

Texas Windstorm Insurer: Rates to Increase Jan. 1

Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties has issued a reminder to agents that while the maximum limits of liability for residential and commercial properties will remain the same in 2013 as they were in 2012, both commercial …

Texas Wind Insurer: Agent Login Will Change Dec. 13

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is advising agents that the web address for its E-Quote login will change on Dec. 13, 2012. The old login address, https://quote.twia.org/twia/do/login, for use prior to Dec. 13, 2012, will change to https://portal.twia.org/twia/do/login, for use …

Texas Wind Pool: $800M Available for Claims Should Storm Hit Coast

Going into the peak time of the year for hurricane development, Texas’ property insurance company of last resort in coastal areas has around $800 million in available cash to immediately handle claims in the event a storm hits the state’s …

Texas Insurance Commissioner: Problems with Wind Insurer not New

Texas’ top insurance regulator says the precarious financial position of the state’s insurer of last resort for properties in coastal areas is nothing new. Responding to a letter sent to her by State Rep. John Smithee, chairman of the House …

Texas Windstorm Insurance Technical Advisory Group Members Named

Texas top insurance regulator has named eight industry professionals to participate in an advisory group to work on issues related to windstorm insurance along the state’s coast. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) solicited participants for a technical advisory working …

Texas Windpool to Remain Under Administrative Control

Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail in coastal counties will remain under the administrative control of state regulators and it will file for a 5 percent rate increase in August to become effective Jan. 1, 2012. At …

Texas Windstorm Alternative Eligibility Program Deadline: Aug. 31

The Texas Department of Insurance is currently developing a process for obtaining an Alternative Certification for obtaining windstorm insurance in coastal areas. Under the Alternative Eligibility Program, residential property owners may continue to obtain windstorm insurance for their structure through …